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Guide to the José Yves Limantour papers, 1842-1885
BANC MSS C-B 460
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Collection Title: José Yves Limantour papers,
Date (inclusive): 1842-1885
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-B 460
Creator: Limantour, José Yves, d. 1885
Extent:
Number of containers: 2 boxes and 2 oversize folders
Repository: The
Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Abstract: Correspondence, documents (originals, copies and photocopies) and clippings, relating mainly to Limantour's land claims and
subsequent litigation. A few papers, 1885-1888, of his son, Jose Yves, are also included.
Languages Represented:
English
Collection is open for research.
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
[Identification of item], José Yves Limantour papers, BANC MSS C-B 460, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
José Yves Limantour, a French trader, first came to California in 1841. Governor Micheltorena, in return for services offered,
gave Limantour various grants of land, including almost half of San Francisco. When Limantour presented his claims before
the land commission, they were at first confirmed. Later, however, in 1858, the claims were rejected, being proven a forgery
supported by false testimony.
These papers were acquired from various sources: purchased from Gelber Lilienthal, Oct. 1939, and from Valton, in 1940?, and
some were formerly cataloged as fm F 862.1 C3. They include photocopies of some documents from the National Archives and from
the Henry E. Huntington Library. The documents relate mainly to requests for land, and to the subsequent litigation. There
are a few papers also concerning Limantour's efforts to supply the Mexican government with weapons from Europe. Also included
are a few papers of his son, José Yves.
The papers have been arranged chronologically and the folders numbered consecutively. A partial list of correspondents follows.